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Dr. Devesh Chandra Binwal
Experimental Materials Chemist | Halide Perovskites | Crystal Growth | Magnetism | TMDs/HER
I am a Research Fellow at the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM), National University of Singapore (NUS), working under the supervision of Nobel Laureate Prof. Kostya Novoselov, FRS. I completed my PhD in Materials Science (2025) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, supervised by Bharat Ratna Prof. C. N. R. Rao, FRS and Dr. Pratap Vishnoi. Prior to this, I completed my M.S. Engineering (2021) at JNCASR under the supervision of Bharat Ratna Prof. C. N. R. Rao, FRS.
My research focuses on designing, synthesizing, and understanding functional inorganic materials, particularly how structure and dimensionality govern their properties. My work spans halide perovskites, magnetic materials, and layered transition-metal dichalcogenides.
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Research at a glance
A concise view of the experimental and analytical strengths developed across materials chemistry, crystallography, magnetism, and energy-relevant layered materials.
Halide perovskites and magnetism
Low-dimensional halide frameworks, magnetic exchange, and phase transitions.
Layered materials and HER
Transition-metal dichalcogenides and MoS2-based hydrogen-evolution systems.
Structure-property correlations
Connecting composition, dimensionality, and physical response.
Education and position
Academic training
Research Fellow
Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM), National University of Singapore (NUS)
Supervisor: Nobel Laureate Prof. Kostya Novoselov, FRS
Research Associate
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, India
Visiting PhD Student
Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), University of Newcastle, Australia
Supervisor: Prof. Ajayan Vinu
PhD in Materials Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, India
Supervisors: Bharat Ratna Prof. C. N. R. Rao, FRS, and Dr. Pratap Vishnoi
M.S. Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, India
Supervisor: Bharat Ratna Prof. C. N. R. Rao, FRS
M.Sc. Chemistry
Kumaun University, India
B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry
University of Delhi, India
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Cover Feature in Chem. Mater.
Our research on hybrid molybdenum(III) halide double perovskites was selected for the front cover of Chemistry of Materials.
Published in Chem. Mater.
Our recent work on hybrid molybdenum(III) halide double perovskites was published in Chemistry of Materials.
Accepted in Chem. Eur. J.
New manuscript officially accepted for publication in Chemistry – A European Journal.